Steven Tyler Blasts Former Manager In $8M Suit For Being Rude And 'Verbally Abusive'

Steven Tyler is at the center of a legal
battle between his former manager and current
lawyer.

In October, Steven Tyler was the subject of an $8 million
lawsuit — that never revealed him by
name — in which his former management company was suing
his current lawyer over a botched "American Idol" contract
that led to the singer's exit from the Fox show.

In the initial suit, Tyler's former manager, Allen Kovac,
claims that his celebrity client's new lawyer, Dina LaPolt,
ruined the rocker's chances of getting a big raise on
"Idol"— costing them commissions and
their client.

“It is an understatement to say that I was very unhappy
with the services and conduct of Allen Kovac,"
Tyler said in the declaration filed in LA Superior
Court. "Among other things, he was disrespectful and rude
to my business associates, insulted and verbally abused my
fiancé, my lawyer, my family, my assistants, and my
accountants."

LaPort, meanwhile, has filed an anti-SLAPP motion of
her own, stating (via Deadline):

“This lawsuit is nothing more than Kovac’s desperate attempt to
exact revenge for his loss of one valuable management client,
mega famous rock star and television personality Steven Tallarico
p/k/a Steven Tyler (“Tyler”), and his fear of losing a second, a
renowned rock band, Motley Crue ... Kovac has no one to
blame for his troubles but himself, yet he is intent on seeking
to harm and publicly embarrass Defendants Dina LaPolt and LaPolt
Law, P.C. (collectively, “LaPolt”), and to interfere with her
relationships with her clients."

LaPolt’s lawyers are now seeking a hearing on January 14 to
have Kovac’s suit tossed out.